This work examines the relationship between the intention to start a business and specific personal and situational factors. The study is built on the premise that people develop intentions to start a business when they feel that starting a business is desirable; that they can control circumstances by taking action; that they have necessary skills and resources; and when a significant trigger event has taken place in their lives, such as graduation from college, loss of a job, or forming a family.

This book examines the relationship between a person's intentions to start a business and specific personal and situational factors.